Writing Equations from Descriptions

A personal pan pizza is $7.00 plus $1.50 per topping.

• $y=1.50x\ +\ 7x$

• $y=1.50x\ +\ 7$

• $y=7x\ +\ 1.50$

• $y=1.50\ +\ 7$

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Jeremiah sells flowers for $3.50 each plus $5.00 for a vase.

•  $y=5x\ +\ 3.50$  

•  $y=3.50x\ +\ 5x$  

•  $y=3.50x\ +\ 5$  

•  $y=3.50\ +\ 5$  

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Bailey has $12 and spends $0.75 per day. 

• $y=12x+0.75$

• $y=-0.75x+12$

• $y=0.75x+12$

• $y=-0.75x-12$

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

Grace deposits $2 into her savings account daily and is charged a $3 fee. 

• $y=3x+2$

• $y=2x+3$

• $y=3x-2$

• $y=2x-3$

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

A car rental company charges $85 plus $0.75 per mile driven.

• $y=0.75x-85$

• $y=0.75x+85$

• $y=85-0.75x$

• $y=85x-0.75$

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.2

A jet-ski rental company charges $175 plus $80 per hour.

• $y=175x-80$

• $y=175x+80$

• $y=80x+175$

• $y=80x+175x$

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Justin paid $10 for a bus pass and pays $1.50 per ride.

• $y=10+1.50$

• $y=10-1.50x$

• $y=10x+1.50$

• $y=1.50x+10$

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

Ava has $10.00 in her lunch account. She spends $2.00 a day. 

•  $y=10-2x$  

•  $y=-10-2x$  

•  $y=10+2x$  

•  $y=2-10x$  

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

Jessica pays a monthly fee of $10 for her cell phone. She also pays $0.05 per minute of use when she uses her phone for telephone calls.

• $y=10-0.05x$

• $y=10x+0.05$

• $y=0.05x+10$

• $y=0.05x-10$

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.2

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.1

A quarterback has 10 completions in week 1 of the football season. He then has only 8 completions for each of the remaining weeks.

•  $y=10x-2x$  

•  $y=10-8x$  

•  $y=10x+8$  

•  $y=8x+10$  

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2